The government has issued a series of orders to facilitate the process and aims to complete the demarcation of such land within the purview of the gram panchayats and under common use such as grazing lands, common ponds and their catchment areas, playgrounds. The state government has also issued orders facilitating the utilisation of MGNREGA funds for improving the productivity of common land and has issued operational guidelines.

The Advisor to Government of India's Department of Science and Technology, G. J. Samathanam, has praised Tamil Nadu for giving a good rainwater harvesting model to rest of the country.

Excessive use of concrete, widespread construction and clogged drains led to the flooding of the streets after heavy rainfall and storm that was experienced on Thursday.

GUWAHATI, Sept 16 – Guwahati and its adjoining areas are likely to suffer a crisis in the form of groundwater depletion, if efforts are not made to optimise the use of the resources.

After its intensive campaign to popularise rainwater harvesting, Rain Centre is now promoting recycling of grey water in residential complexes using a natural and economical method.

An ambitious plan to protect the ponds and other water sources has been taken up by the district panchayat against the backdrop of widespread reclamation of paddy fields and mangrove swamps taking place in the district.

With the growing demand for water putting pressure on a limited resource, beverage majors are tracking their water footprints. Be it soft drink ones such as Coca-Cola, beer maker SABMiller or packaged water firm Bisleri, they are all measuring the water consumed for bottling every litre of their retailed drinks, trying to cap this and replenish the sources.